Who is making money off this - other than the people that supply the Hemp...?

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

From charging a flare fee then transaction fees for every check, wire transfer, annual tax reporting etc.

It is entirely possible to not need any money out of pocket to refinance a property. 

Private money lenders are sometimes a challenge to find. 

Self Employed borrower makes good money in his/her business. 

The majority of them are trying to leverage debt and use as less as possible of their own money.

I know many people who have lost money from buying low priced "cash flow on paper" Class C properties (myself included).

I don;t understand this: the wholesaler spends his/her hard-earned money to send out postcards/letters to mailing lists and then, if they get a positive response, they don't follow up!  

and in the extremely rare instance that someone runs off with your money it appears to me you’re out of luck.